Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), Research Triangle Park, N.C., has launched a new initiative on Trustworthy and Secure Semiconductors and Systems (T3S). The first major phase of T3S research is a $9 million joint effort over the next three years with the National Science Foundation focused on Secure, Trustworthy, Assured and Resilient Semiconductors and Systems (STARSS).
The goal of T3S is to develop strategies and tools for the design and manufacture of chips and systems that are reliable, trustworthy, and secure. This includes increasing resistance and resilience to attack or tampering, and improving the ability to provide authentication throughout the supply chain or in the field.
Initial T3S industry participants include Advanced Micro Devices, Freescale, Intel Corporation and Mentor Graphics. The initiative is also open to companies that are not already members of SRC. NSF is the first federal partner.
“Semiconductor-based hardware is at the heart of today’s interconnected and intelligent systems — from the GPS in your car and your phone to transportation, financial, energy and other critical infrastructure systems,” said SRC President Larry Sumney. “As we increasingly depend upon these systems, their trustworthiness, security and reliability are more important than ever.”
NSF’s involvement in T3S is part of its Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program. The program aims to improve the resilience of software, hardware, and critical infrastructure while preserving privacy, promoting usability and ensuring trustworthiness through foundational research and prototype deployments.
http://www.src.org/newsroom/press-release/2014/547/
